1966 Chevy Nova 1/25 Scale by AMT with MCW Paint!!

Part 1 of the 1966 Chevy Nova build. Thanks for coming along on this build with me.
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[@squirrelmodelkits8499]

Cool car

[@modelcarswithglen.]

Haaaaa ha I love your videos, call it what you want, ranting, rambling, getting off topic, don't matter, you are funny,entertaining, informative and a lot of fun to watch , I'll keep watching, you keep doing what you're doing

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@denislandry7577]

Nice colour , i love it !

[@thenut9701]

Love that color.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@richardstrcich6429]

Love the color.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Richard!!

[@PlasticImaginationWorkshop]

Love that color. Have a great day. -David

[@nealbeggs5962]

Nice looking car so far like the color who new that orange and blue would make green 🤘on

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Neal!!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Another success story with Testors paint... My 06 Camaro Prototype build I did in Testors in Gloss Red and I Love the shine on that one too!!

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Good looking kit. Love the color. Enjoy.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@ronstewart9792]

Looking great Matt. Love the color you came up with. Ron

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Ron!!

[@FreeMan-JPLK]

Very cool!

[@willyct207]

Thanks for another cool video my friend. In South Africa this Chevy was called the Chevy two and they were very popular but unfortunately the were mostly 4 cyl and 4 doors.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@busterscustoms]

Great color for it looking forward to the progress

[@richardlee1092]

Call me old fashioned but I like to see the flakes in my model paint. It adds vibrancy! Leaning more towards metal flake I like it. Beautiful paint. Keep on build’in

[@robertmann7277]

At what PSI do you shoot at for metalflake, it just clogs my airbrush- I have a couple of colors that I'd like to use, but I can't seem to get them to flow out of my gun

[@richardlee1092]

@@robertmann7277 sorry Robert not an expert! I’m so old school I paint with a Pasche H model. I don’t have a regulator on my compressor. And get great results. Matt could be more help than I.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks

[@modelcarvideos5829]

20

[@richardlee1092]

@@modelcarvideos5829 Thanks for saving me Matt!!!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Looking good!!!!!!!!!! 👍😉

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Tim!!

[@trevoursamudacollections5796]

Love the color bro, nice mix.......

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Trevour!!

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

Sometimes I do plug wires, sometimes I dont. Nice work so far!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks

[@charlie418791]

Nice progress. 👍

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Charlie!!

[@michaelpitcock5445]

That's nice color gave it a name so you can remember how to do it again.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Sharp paint job!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

The color looks great!!! Nice start Matt. I'll be watching

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Mike!

[@jasonparker5800]

My father had a 86 Ford F150 super cab. He use armorall the seat like that too.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I've had very good luck with Testors paints... I did my 2 Shelby Mustangs in Testors Gloss Black..(66 GT 350H and 68 GT 500)..and I lov the way it shines!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@jtodora]

My dad was also an Armor All guy. He Armor All'ed everything! He didn't have a garage where he lived so he would use my garage to work on the car. If he was there while I was at work I always knew it because when I got home, all my door knobs would be slippery. My dad passed away 21 years ago, but every once in a while I still notice that the door knob on my garage door is slippery. Makes me smile when that happens because it makes me feel like he's still around. Keep using that Armor All pop. 😊

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Very cool memories!!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Nice work so far . Great work, great kit . Cool 😎

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@robertmann7277]

Are you telling us that the paint is that shiny without a clearcoat?, man that looks good!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Yes!!

[@robertmann7277]

Wow!, would a clear coat make it shine ( although it doesn't need )

[@robertmann7277]

@@modelcarvideos5829 was reading some comments about how the metal flakes were out scale ( c'mon, give me a break!, I remember Luka Cee talking about " rivet counters "- if a model looks good, who cares? )

[@johnnymayo8534]

Great color and build!! Build for u! For me, improving my modeling/paint skills and adding realistic detail is my goal....not really interested in contest rules.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻thanks

[@Merylstreep1949]

Yep this is a good kit. I have the pro street and Grumpys Toy versions plus at least one more I think. All three come with the engine on the stand. Best Cragars in any kit too

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@mattmccain8492]

That kit was tooled up in 1988..released in 1989. I have the ertl blue printer issues showing amt making this kit in a series of articles describing how a kit is created. That kit at that time was revolutionary and a game changer..one of the best... seems like yesterday ..it's weird to hear people refer to it as old..to me, it's still a new tool kit.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!! Thanks

[@Merylstreep1949]

I believe this kit debuted in 1996. Funny story on waiting for body paint to dry, in the 80s and 70s when I was building like 5 to 7 kits a week, waiting 2 hrs for dry paint was considered extreme patience lol

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@scotth9881]

The color really turned out great. And those seats really turned out looking just like vinyl.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Scott!!

[@chrispaulson2934]

Nice little deuce!! Build one of these years ago when I was a kid in the 90's. Came in 2nd at my first model kit show I attended. Now I have almost every version of this kit minus the yellow pro street box art. Also used one to kit bash a vintage 1963 nova kit. Came out awesome. Again beautiful 66 chevy nova ss build!!👍👍

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@KBCC_Garage]

Really really cool color Matthew! Congratulations on 6k+ subs! 😎👍🏾

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@michaelpitcock5445]

You should put 3 light coats of paint two coats of clear

[@amyschry4129]

Great color choice! The interior tub looks very nice, Tom S.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@askoseppanen3779]

Very cool color😲👍, I wonder how that would turn out when added maybe white or silver to get it lighter🤔.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@garryramsey1949]

That’s pretty close to the Mariner Turquoise GM used on the 67 GTO

[@captnemomodelingzone7850]

Thank you for doing a open box review. Thanks for the heads up on the headers. It’s looking great so far. Have a great week

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Neamon!! Are you still going to make it to the acme show on the 6th?

[@bobpratt8224]

Why do a lot of people want too show off all these kit stashes ..cracks me up!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Because they're proud of them. 👍🏻

[@bobpratt8224]

I didn't mean that in a bad way..enjoy watching your channel ☆☆♤♤

[@modelcarvideos5829]

😉😉 thanks

[@montydavis6046]

That color is amazing !! Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Monty!!

[@kingranch1962]

Nice build, the color looks awesome

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks!!

[@TheLukaCeeChannel]

Love this kit. Beautiful job, Matthew.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Pal!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@carouselofcrazychrisb]

That is a very sharp green!! I keep holding off buying this one cause I did the pro stock one recently. One day imma build this one! Love the Armoredall seats! Love that look on the vinyl seats!!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks brother!!

[@calvincooley1074]

L79 350hp 327ci I dig the pro street version but the wheels are lame. I have this kit and will build it using the paintable Centerline wheels from the AMT 55 Chevy Street Machine to build a replica of a car that was on the street when I was a teen.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!!

[@johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie.]

Hey Matthew, In the color spectrum, If you mix orange with blue you get green Got it. Orange is technically a variant of yellow with red added so all in all your choice of mixing was spot on.👌🏻👍🏻 Cheer's from Tasmania John

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@neilreddick3062]

Matthew! Dude!!! You gotta invest in a gyro camera stabilizer brother! Or, mount the camera... I almost lost my toast and jam watching this one 😅. Another great build with tips, I appreciate you sharing!

[@JohnPol]

God your subbs really went up

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Yeah they've gone up quicker than I expected John.

[@boss9mustang404]

yesterday at an antique store abt 2 hours from where i live, i picked up the Revell '64 Impala lowrider from 2001 and the '98 Saleen Mustang Speedster, probably from the same era. Got em for 40 bucks. They also had a lot of superrrrr old kits, too, including an AMT '57 T-Bird from the 60s-70s, packaging was in bad shape but it was mostly unassembled.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Very cool finds!!!

[@danrosenello4847]

This is looking pretty darn good. That color is beautiful. I remember this kit coming out in 1988. It was amazing to see so much detail after building 1/24 Monogram kits for ten years. I also just built it again last year.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelcooke2559]

Everything looks great. I build a version of this kit back in the early '90's. That version did not have the extra engine block or the engine stand. I remember it being an easy build with no issues. Thanks for sharing. You need to talk with Ralph at "The Muscle Car Modeler." He seems like a nice guy to have on one of your video chats.

[@garyparker2969]

That's Raul at "The Muscle Car Modeler".

[@michaelcooke2559]

@@garyparker2969 Oops.

[@413x398]

@@garyparker2969 It's Raoul, lol. Traded emails with him and that's how he spells it. That said, he does not pronounce it the way most would, so...

[@blackphantom99]

Looks beautiful Matthew! Can’t wait to see part 2! My ol man swore by the armorall aswell! The sliding sucked and the backroads lol 😂😊👍

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Lol

[@johnmanley7859]

It is a really good kit goes together well and nice detail. I made mine red with black interior.

[@charleskottman6609]

Chevrolet made a lot of cars with a model name and then a sub category name based on option and trim. Chevy II was a base model with the “Nova” being a step up. Then you had the SS. Some of the times the car would wear multiple badges which is kinda confusing. But really most car manufacturers did this practice. Using a base model and then adding new names with the addition on options. IE. Plymouth GTX, Roadrunner, Superbird all based on the same platform...

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@B0bsUrUncle]

I have a purple 409 so yeah if its your build do it the way you want.

[@blueoxmodelshop3405]

This , and the pro street are great kits. I have a few of each built. Great job as always man!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Jason!!

[@MarkBatsonHobbydude007]

Color turned out great Matt! Those old Nova's make some cool little hot rods! Look forward to seeing this one finished!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Thanks Mark!!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I love how realistic the Testors Aluminum paint makes mechanical parts look very realistic!!

[@johnlanger7852]

some of the wargamers paints are really great metallics' like the games workshop paints or reaper paints

[@fredminier8547]

Great job Matt! Be careful you may turn into a rat fink? Whoever that is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍🛻🚙🚗🚘🚛🚚🛵🦧🍌🙏

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Lol!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garyslentzii2796]

Gorgeous custom green, wish it came un a can, I need an airbrush so I can mix my own. Diecast Resurection did a video on his ratios of clear & harder for airbrushing. I'm watching Mecum and the prices on these cars are thru the roof!!

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@robertmann7277]

Thanks for the clarification of what box stock means- I never knew that was a thing, I just thought the builder was just trying to cut out some steps when I saw a car without them ( whatever floats your boat I guess)

[@rwaudby8724]

The color turned out great. It's called a Chevy II because it was the little Chevy. At that time the term Nova was the top of the line package.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!!

[@FuelsModels]

Looking good Matthew. Can’t wait to go into a hobby shop or I’m hoping someone at ACME has some of those MCW enamels. I recently ordered some base coats of their website and those are lacquer and spray really nice as well but have to have a clear coat.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@carmageddon1886]

My only gripe is every model I get from AMT for some reason half the pieces don't actually fit or need a lot of trimming and modifications to work, idk why MPC, Monogram, and Revell have never been an issue to me like that 😂

[@sindrelangvatn7295]

Six in line ? Only a few kits have that in the set.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Well I could enter some of mine in box stock since I don't do plug wires 😆!... Not that ant of my builds are award winning..

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I always do my builds bone stock..

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@davehanson1417]

This is a really nice kit and yours looks great. I built this kit in the early 2000's and just recently added a couple more to my collection. Built mine similar to yours as in, what would I have done if I owned it. Also, on real cars, this is called a "day 2 build." This means, what did people do to the car on the second day after driving it off the showroom floor. Headers/exhaust, wheels/tires, shifters, Holley carbs etc were all popular day 2 changes.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!!

[@dewapd1169]

I love the look of the MCW paints...but for some reason, I never have luck with them. It always looks like it doesnt cover enough no matter how much I use. I used 2 whole bottles of the laquer on a Charger build... 2 WHOLE BOTTLES, and it still looks like it didnt cover the kit...i have like shadows of the primer coming through....I follow the directions to a T...still no luck... Ive used 2 totally different types of airbrush also and same result.

[@michaelpitcock5445]

You need to build it stock with the cragers and paint it Maui blue.

[@christesta7553]

Great build Matt!!! What pressure are you using on your airbrush since your paint is a bit thicker? Thanks again for another great video.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

20psi

[@stubs80x11]

From what Im aware of about the Chevy II is that the full size (Impala/Bel Air/Biscayne) were also known as Chevy Chevys, so the smaller was called the Chevy II or aka a Jr. Nova was originally a trim package like a Bel Air/etc. and in 68 is when Chevy II made the last appearance on the cars. (62-68 technically are the Chevy IIs but most just consider the Gen 1s (62-67) as Chevy II (Also Nova translate to "no-go" or some variant of that)

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!! Thanks

[@markkuhn1297]

Awesome video. I bought the same kit recently. I'm getting back into building model cars after being away for a LONG time. Anyway, the steering wheel in this kit is chromed. I'm not about to break out chemicals to remove the chrome. How did you get around this problem?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

You can use purple power to remove the chrome.

[@dennisfriedle4509]

It was sec gen

[@lab81harley]

Nice video, may I ask where you got the storage bin that you use for your paints?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Home depot about 12 years ago.

[@wilenelson1810]

Chevy. Deuce was before the nova i think like 63 64 was chevy 2

[@robertjutson4640]

I love that color you made. I thought about entering the “box stock” category, but I always add carpeting, plug wires, and sometimes seat belts.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@robs4516]

"Repetition"

[@413x398]

The color turned out nice. But, a closeup showed the mica flakes to be out-of-scale for this size car. In other words, this paint job back in the day would be considered "metalflake", not so much a factory finish. So the question is, is MCW describing this as a metallic or a factory enamel. Thanks.

[@413x398]

No answer?

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I don't think the metallic look to big.

[@howardharaway2259]

While you are talking about this kit, I been wanting to ask you a few questions. I bought a 3 DVD set on "How to" build show quality car models by Donn Yost. Are you familiar with him ? He's from Pittsburgh,PA. He has a GREAT source for car badges/ emblem decals that look ALOT better then what anyone can paint on . I cannot find the DVD where he gives the website. I know the person who sells these water slide decals is from Canada. Matt, do you know the website,or any of your subs know ? Again, the difference is night and day when using a decal vs trying to precisely paint a Chevy emblem on a quarter panel. Thank you,Howard from Pa.

[@modelcarvideos5829]

I'll run this by Luka Cee to see if he knows.

[@jerrycole4400]

When GM came out with the body still in 62 they were called Chevy two they were cheap 6 cylinder cars don’t think they had a v8 till 65 that’s when they really started to sell the stock value covers and stock breather was a l 79. They was a 327 cu and 350 hp a very bad boy

[@modelcarvideos5829]

Cool!!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Chevy 2 Nova a dog??. I don't think so especially with the 350 horse 327...